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                               ESB-2017.3135
                           rsync vulnerabilities
                              8 December 2017

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           rsync
Publisher:         Ubuntu
Operating System:  Ubuntu
Impact/Access:     Unauthorised Access -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2017-17434 CVE-2017-17433 

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3506-1
   http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3506-2

Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on 
         platforms other than Ubuntu. It is recommended that administrators 
         running rsync check for an updated version of the software for their
         operating system.
         
         This bulletin contains two (2) Ubuntu security advisories.

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3506-1
December 07, 2017

rsync vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- - Ubuntu 17.10
- - Ubuntu 17.04
- - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in rsync.

Software Description:
- - rsync: fast, versatile, remote (and local) file-copying tool

Details:

It was discovered that rsync proceeds with certain file metadata
updates before checking for a filename. An attacker could use this to
bypass access restrictions. (CVE-2017-17433)

It was discovered that rsync does not check for fnamecmp filenames and
also does not apply the sanitize_paths protection mechanism to
pathnames. An attacker could use this to bypass access restrictions.
(CVE-2017-17434)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 17.10:
  rsync                           3.1.2-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 17.04:
  rsync                           3.1.2-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  rsync                           3.1.1-3ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  rsync                           3.1.0-2ubuntu0.3

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References:
  https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3506-1
  CVE-2017-17433, CVE-2017-17434

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/3.1.2-2ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/3.1.2-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/3.1.1-3ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsync/3.1.0-2ubuntu0.3

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3506-2
December 07, 2017

rsync vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- - Ubuntu 12.04 ESM

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in rsync.

Software Description:
- - rsync: fast, versatile, remote (and local) file-copying tool

Details:

USN-3506-1 fixed two vulnerabilities in rsync. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that rsync proceeds with certain file metadata
 updates before checking for a filename. An attacker could use this to
 bypass access restrictions. (CVE-2017-17433)

 It was discovered that rsync does not check for fnamecmp filenames and
 also does not apply the sanitize_paths protection mechanism to
 pathnames. An attacker could use this to bypass access restrictions.
 (CVE-2017-17434)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  rsync                           3.0.9-1ubuntu1.2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References:
  https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3506-2
  https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3506-1
  CVE-2017-17433, CVE-2017-17434

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